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The U.S. Supreme Court takes on a major case on Wednesday when it decides if President Donald Trump has the authority to use a law usually cited in emergencies for the imposition of tariffs on other countries. While they may not be as blunt as the law Trump has cited, there are a handful of […]

For the first time in its history, loans of digital materials, such as e-books, e-magazines and music, have exceeded those of physical copies at the library, although online facsimiles cost three to five times as much. Source link

Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set off by the storm, which barrelled across the central part of the country on Tuesday, disaster response officials said. Source link

CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler warns of a storm surge from the Burin Peninsula to the southern Avalon that could bring waves as high as 12 metres breaking along the shore. Source link

Israeli police have arrested a former top military chief legal officer, days after she handed in her resignation over a criminal inquiry into a leaked video that shows soldiers allegedly abusing a Palestinian detainee. Source link

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was cleared on Tuesday of committing an offence under British counterterrorism laws after refusing to give police his phone’s passcode during a July 2024 border stop. Source link

Canada on Tuesday welcomed its reinstatement to the approved travel list for groups of Chinese tourists by Beijing, which comes days after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, hailing a “turning point” in the relations between the two countries. Source link

The Guelph Public Library in Ontario is receiving what it says is an “extraordinary gift” from beloved children’s author Robert Munsch, who is donating his personal archives for research and display. The collection includes original drafts of his stories, notes from publishers, fan letters, photographs, published work and other artifacts.  Source link

You’ve probably heard about Kentucky or Tennessee bourbon. But what makes an Alberta whisky? The provincial government wants to sort that out in legislation. Source link

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice-presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Source link